Forrest Mars Sr.

Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (March 21, 1904 - July 1, 1999 ) is the son of giant candy company Mars, Inc., founder Frank C. Mars and is best known for inventing M&M's.

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March 21 - 1904 - July 1 - 1999 - Mars, Inc. - Frank C. Mars - M&M's

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He developed M&M's, the chocolate candy covered in a crunchy shell which "melts in your mouth, not in your hands," in 1940. They were modeled after a candy that he had discovered while in Spain in the 1930s.

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M&M's - Chocolate - Candy - 1940 - Spain - 1930s

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He was married to Audrey Mars, who died in 1989, and he had three children - Forrest Jr., John, and Jacqueline.

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1989 - Forrest Jr. - John - Jacqueline

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Mars died at age 95, and had amassed a fortune of $4 billion. He was ranked as 30th in Forbes magazine's list of richest Americans (Forrest Jr. and John were 29th and 31st, respectively).

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Forbes - Americans

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